An inventory of
his papers
at Syracuse University

Papers of the U.S. Postal Service employee and poet. Correspondence (1940-1976); scrapbooks
relating to the Postal Services' Suggestions Program to which Kalugin submitted over
500 suggestions (1963-1976);
manuscript and/or published novels, poems, and short stories.

A few items of
Art and photographs
begin the collection.
Correspondence contains both incoming and outgoing.
Miscellaneous contains biographical material, award for poems,
poetry society announcements,
and papers by high school students about Kalugin.

Music contains announcements and programs for a concert, and
copies of songs inspired by
Kalugin's poems.
Newspaper clippings contains articles of a general
nature. For articles dealing with
Kalugin's poetry, see Published material: Publication announcements.

Post Office scrapbooks (1963-1976) focus largely on the
Suggestions Program in the
Post Office. This incentive program recognized and awarded employees for an active
interest
in the conditions and
efficiency of the Postal Service. Kalugin submitted more than 500 suggestions during
this
period, and almost single-
handedly brought his office to national prominence in the Suggestions Program. The
scrapbooks contain award
certificates, letters of commendation, and records, samples, and reviews of his suggestions.
Included here are a
scrapbook of thank-you notes from a visiting grammar school class and

Published material consists of books, literary magazines, and
assorted other items. The
Tape recording is of unspecified
content.

Writings consists of handwritten manuscripts (holographs),
typescripts, and published items; the material includes novels, poetry, short stories,
criticism, and more.

Access Restrictions

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require
advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance
concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Use Restrictions

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and
all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from
any
materials in this collection.